Unit 6: Force and Motion

(4 weeks - Trimester 2)

Full Curriculum

 

Performance Expectations
4-PS3-1. Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 

4-PS3-3. Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. 
 

Standards
4-PS3-1
4-PS3-3

Essential Questions

 

How is energy transferred?

What is energy and how is it related to motion? 

What is the relationship between the speed of an object and its energy?

In what ways does energy change when objects collide?

 

STEMscopes

Energy and Speed

Transfer of Energy in Collision

Energy and Collision